June 25, 2011

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Last night, New York became the biggest state in the country to approve gay marriage. For a paper with “New York” in its name, you might think this would be big news, whatever its stance on the issue. But this morning, the New York Post stood alone among New York papers in choosing not to blast the vote across its front page – preferring only a small strip across the bottom. Some at the Post say they are shocked and appalled at the decision.

New York Times went for the all-caps, double-decker, six-column headline “NEW YORK PASSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, BECOMING LARGEST STATE TO PASS LAW.” The New York Daily News went for the single word, “HISTORY!”

Beyond New York, the Washington Post put the story on its front page, above the fold. The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post’s News Corp-owned sibling, put the story on page A17, which is the front* of its Greater New York section.

* This post has been updated to reflect that page A17 is the front of the WSJ's Greater New York Section.

What do you expect from that right-wing Murdoch rag?
And anyone who says that the other two NY papers overplayed a historic NY vote is simply demonstrating his/her own laughable ignorance and clearly knows nothing about news or journalism.
Six down, 54 to go.
Opponents of gay marriage are on the wrong side of history.
FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you consider this to be a basic right then nothing other than "why did it take so long" will make sense to you.
If you think of this any other legislation then my perspective is that whether State or Federal no legislation of any kind should be passed when the support and opposition for it is about 53% to 50%. Our law makers should focus on things that a majority of people will support.... Its really not ok to be aggravating half the public on every vote.

The naked boosterism of the Times and Daily News is revealing. This is a highly contentious issue, very narrowly passed through a tainted legislative process. Even in NY the polls are very close on the issues (and, depending on wording, often cut against gay marriage). And yet the headlines reflect a collective delight and celebration that is more a liberal wish than a reality.

How come anytime a law passes that conservatives don't like, the process is "tainted" ??? And, yes the polls are close, but a year or two ago the polls weren't close and the anti gay marriage folks were winning big, which just shows you how the issue of gay marriage is EVOLVING and becoming more ACCEPTED and in the mainstream !!!! And YES those headlines show a delight and celebration that IS finally a REALITY and not a liberal wish anymore, but a conservative DREAD that the people of this country are becoming more accepting and less bigoted and homophobic !!!!

No matter how many times you repeat it, opposing gay marriage doesn't make one "homophobic" or "bigoted".
As for the issue itself, and whether the country is "evolving" toward gay marriage, I doubt it. 29 states have banned it in their constitutions. Many other have laws against it. Public opinion polls have moved a bit toward acceptance of it, but this may or may not be a permanent, or irreversible move. In the 70s, people would have thought you were nuts if you said that by the 21st century "prolifers" would regularly out-poll "prochoicers." There are no permanent victories in politics.

I was a "live and let live" supporter of the right for gays to legally marry until I saw TV coverage of the "Gay Pride" celebration and parade in NYC today. Needless to say, scenes of supposedly mature men in speedos dry-humping each other in full public view has hardened my view towards them. If Gays continue publically flaunting themselves in this way, their efforts to be accepted by society will surely backfire.

Me thinks ole Canadian has a severe case of denial !!! Public opinion is changing rapidly and people like Canadian can't or won't accept the fact that the world is becoming more tolerent and accepting of others !!!!!!